The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-30

where near three thousand.
The Lehigh county Prohibitionists
have put ticket in the field.
Instead of "brok," take home TO
your wife a cake of Tnlip soap. /
Our public schools will open for nine
months term en- Monday, Sept. 4th.
job work of all descriptions executed
at short notice and at reasonable prices.
The base Of the Soldiers Monument at
Mauch Chunk shows signs of crumbling.
Before purchasing elsewhere, see KEN
erer e Swartz's large stock of furniture,
etc. II.
The green apple is working out the
eternal order of things in the same old
way.
1t is reported by an exchange that
counterfeit postage stamps are in crcula-
ton.
Furniture of the best makes at prices
to ,astonish the buyers, at Kemerer &
Swartz's. tf
The school board and town council
meet for the transaction of business on
ulOuud9 ONthihS.
The Democratic county meeting viii be
held in the Court House, at Mauch Chunk,
on August 10.
The wives and daughters of Weatherly
old soldiers will organize an auxiliary to
the G.. A. Post at that place.
Joseph Rickert, of Summit Hill, b vet
eran of the late war has been granted a
pension of four dollars per1honth.
You will miss it if you buy gold
watch before learning E. Ii. Hohl's latest
reduced prices on fine gold watches.
Albert Breithaupt, the upper end can
didate for Register and Recorder on the
Democratic ticket is school teacher.
The State encampment of the p o. S.
of A., to be held at Maueh Chunk on Au-
gust 1lth, promises to be very successful
event.
Thomas, the druggist, on Bank street,
has a full and complete line of drugs and
medicines. See ad. on fourth page of to-
days issue.
The members of the Chautauqua Cir
Gle ana the Philharmonic Society report
having had an enjoyable time at the Glen
last Saturday.
The Lehigh Valley Temperance camp
meeting in session at Island Grove, Free
mansburg, this week was grand success
in every particular.
"A grand drawingfor notions, dry goods,
queensware, &C., will come off at the pub
lie house of Lewis Christman, at Little
Gap, on Thursday, August Is.
| If your watch or clock don't run CO.
rectly, take it to Hagaman, on Bank street,
and if it then fails to keep time he will
make no charge. March 26-6ms
There is fraud going about selling
Shetland ponies, from photographs, at five
dollars apiece. Keep your eye peeled for
him and lift him tenderly over the garden
wall.
Remember dollars saved is dollars
earned It will positively pay you to buy
gold watches of l.. H. Hohl, Mauch Chunk.
Also find the largest and finest stock to Sc
feet from.
Miss Alice Brong, of Weatherly, who
taught successfully the Sendal's school last
winter, has been elected by the Weatherh
school board to hll vacancy in one of the
schools at that place.
Mrs. Annie Miller has moved he
dresshaking establishment into her new
residence on Lehish street, five doors from
Elm, where she will be pleased to receiv,
all old and new patrons. If.
-Lowanda's Great Mexican Show ex
hibited here Saturday evening 10 YER
small audience. The show had been bile,
for Friday, bat owing to the inclemen
weather failed to ''get here"
Venus glows like q big diamond in tn
west now inthe evening; "Juplter dispute
her sway, Glittering towards the Milk
: Way" and Saturn shines at evening toe
r Mercury, Mars and Neptune adern tn
l morning sky at present.
"A little insignificant iteIn in new:
paper will make man an enemy to tn
A paper for life, but it won't stop him fror
S reading it. II merely changes him from
I subscriber to a borrower. We have a fe
{ such individuals in this town.
leopold Meyer, of the Dolonsburg III
, tel, has first-rate accommodations for 81
+ or eight good boarders, at $3.50 per weel
Persons who wish the comforts of a hon
b should not miss this opportunity. Leopol
keeps nice clean and quiet place.
e Now is the time for CHEAP WAL
e PAPER as we are offering over half of OF
o entire stock of Wall Paper and Borders
i one-half and some less than half the usu
e price. Do not miss this offer. f, F. LUCl
ENBAcH, 81 Broadway, Mauch Chunk
o The Behighton club will cross ba
d with the Athletics, of Mauch Chunk,
3 the old fair grosnds Saturday afternoo
s, Game to be called at three o'clock. {
n August 1S, the Lehighton club will so
Slatingtoh and play with the Blue Sloc
ID ings.
le Candidates for the offices to be filled
Of Lehigh county are rather numerous. The
r are three for Prothonotafy, seyen for Gle
III of the Quarter Sessions, seven for Regist,
nine for Treasurer eleven for County Co
Il missioner, one for Coroner, two for Po
to Director and four fol County Auditor
he Richard f. Trevellek, the authoriz
r. lecturer of the Knights of Labor, will q
nd dress an audience in the Public Squa
Saturday evening. Mr. Trevelick has gu
he a reputation as an able, logical and CO
gs servatiYe speaker and all our people she,
By make it point to turn out and hear hin
lly There is considerable improvement
lt. ing on in different parts OF the town.
ed cluding the erection Of new houses. D
ar ing the last few years the town has r6ceil
a number Of new and handsome buildiI
on at the upper end OF ftown.-Democr0t Y
Up and more to follow, brother Raueh
ad highton is destined TO be one Of the lead
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